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OpenAI ex-CTO's AI firm Thinking Machines Lab raises $2B seed at $12B valuation, focusing on multimodal AI for public benefit, with plans for open-source components and human-aligned AGI.....

AI startup Thinking Machines Lab has completed a $2 billion seed round funding, valuing the company at $12 billion, setting a new record for seed funding in Silicon Valley. Founded by Miral Kotb, former CTO of OpenAI, the company has attracted well-known investors such as NVIDIA within less than a year. The company is about to launch its first product, which includes important open-source projects aimed at supporting AI researchers and startups. Despite Meta's failed attempt to acquire the company, it is still seen as a potential challenger to industry giants. This funding reflects...

A former OpenAI engineer, Calvin French-Owen, revealed insider information about the company after leaving: 1) The number of employees increased from 1,000 to 3,000 within a year, leading to management chaos and issues with the codebase due to rapid expansion; 2) The company still maintained a startup spirit, with teams working around the clock for seven weeks to develop the Codex product; 3) Internal communication was heavily reliant on Slack, creating a unique 'fishbowl' confidentiality culture; 4) Clarified the biggest misunderstanding in the public eye, emphasizing that the company actually places great importance on AI safety, addressing real-world risks such as hate speech, and also has teams researching it.

OpenAI's acquisition of Windsurf failed, and Google successfully poached its CEO and core team to join DeepMind. Windsurf, formerly known as Codeium, had raised $200 million in funding and had a valuation of $1.25 billion. Google obtained non-exclusive licensing rights to some of its technology but did not acquire the company. Recently, the popularity of code-generation startups has declined, facing competition from large models like Anthropic and Google. Windsurf will be taken over by its former executives and will continue to operate independently.

Google released Gemini, the top embedding model with 68.37 MTEB score, surpassing OpenAI. Based on Transformer, it supports multilingual tasks at $0.15/M tokens, boosting AI applications like search.....

OpenAI announced the postponement of its first open-source large model release, with CEO Sam Altman stating that more time is needed for safety testing and risk assessment. This new model, which has performance comparable to o3-mini, may be named 'Open Model,' but the extent of its openness remains unclear. Research Vice President Aidan Clark emphasized that the company maintains strict standards for open source, as the model cannot be recalled once released. Although the delay disappointed some users, OpenAI believes ensuring safety and taking a responsible approach is more important. This decision will shape the future of models.

OpenAI announced the postponement of the open-source large model release. CEO Sam Altman stated that more time is needed for safety testing. The model was originally scheduled to be released this week but is now delayed until next week to ensure its safety and reliability. Altman emphasized that once the model is released, it cannot be recalled and must be handled with caution. This is OpenAI's first attempt to release a downloadable self-running model, aimed at providing powerful tools for researchers and small businesses. Although the delay is disappointing, the community generally understands the importance of safety testing and believes it is crucial for the AI ecosystem.

SpaceX invests $2B in xAI to compete with OpenAI. xAI, valued at $113B, integrates Grok AI in Starlink support and Tesla's Optimus. Despite past issues, Grok4 offers 100x more power, running on a supercomputer with 100K H100 GPUs. Musk calls it the 'smartest AI'.....

OpenAI acquires io Products, an AI equipment company founded by Jony Ive, former design director of Apple, through a stock-only deal worth $6.5 billion, officially entering the hardware field. This acquisition brings OpenAI a top team that previously worked on the design of the iPhone. Jony Ive will be deeply involved in product design. Despite previous setbacks due to trademark disputes, this remains OpenAI's largest acquisition to date. CEO Sam Altman stated that this move will drive the integration of AI technology and hardware, and future innovative AI devices will be launched. The acquisition marks OpenAI's step into the tech scene.

OpenAI plans to launch an AI browser to challenge Google Chrome. The product is based on Chromium and integrates ChatGPT technology, with 400 million potential users. Its innovation lies in the AI agent feature that can automatically perform web operations, reducing traditional browsing steps. This move may threaten Google's 66% market share and its advertising ecosystem. The industry is currently experiencing a surge in AI browser trends, and OpenAI, leveraging its technological advantages, is trying to seize the opportunity. If successful, it could undermine Google's dominant position in user data and online advertising.

OpenAI partners with AFT to launch 'National AI Teaching Academy,' aiming to train 400K teachers in 5 years with $10M funding. Focused on AI integration, especially in underserved districts, the program offers workshops, online courses, and OpenAI tool access. First center in NY, expanding by 2030, with Microsoft support.....

OpenAI enhances security with 'information isolation' to limit employee access to sensitive algorithms, implements physical safeguards like biometric access, adopts 'default deny' network policies, and expands security teams to protect intellectual property amid rising espionage risks.....

Meta CEO Zuckerberg is offering top OpenAI engineers a $100 million salary in an attempt to attract them, triggering a talent war in the tech industry. OpenAI CEO Altman stated that he will retain talent through a sense of mission, team excellence, and a world-class laboratory, and remains confident in the company's future. The two are set to meet for the first time at the Sun Valley Summit, and Altman also emphasized that cooperation between the government and enterprises is needed for AI infrastructure development. This talent battle may reshape the tech industry landscape.

Microsoft launches the Deep Research research tool, which integrates Bing search and OpenAI technology to automate research. The tool uses the core technology o3-deep-research, with a workflow that includes four key steps: first, interacting with GPT-4o/4.1 to clarify user requirements; second, calling Bing to retrieve the latest data; third, performing intelligent analysis and reasoning; finally, generating a structured report containing answers, reasoning process, cited sources, and clarification records. The tool supports integration with Azure AI